Friday, October 15, 2004

"An officer is responsible for everything his troops do or fail to do."

The Los Angeles Times reports that plans to pin a 4th star on Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the top commander in Iraq when the abuses at Abu Ghraib took place, must await Bush's reelection, given that Sanchez is said to be politically "radioactive."

The Washington Post reports that "the highest-ranking intelligence officer tied to the Abu Ghraib prison scandal" has been praised by her superior, who believes she ought to be put in command of the Army's intelligence school.

When I was in ROTC, they taught us the Army's fundamental principle of responsibility:

An officer is responsible for everything his troops do or fail to do.

That must have been covered during one of the guard drills that Dubya skipped.